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An 'A' in Art Terms? Trivia Quiz

If all goes well, this may actually turn out to be a series! Simply identify the art terms, all of which begin with A....have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
82,455

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
671

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Question 1 of 10

1. Just below the entablature on a column you will find the capital, but was is the uppermost portion of the capital called?
Hint

Acanthus

Abacus

Altar

Archetrave

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the two part, hyphenated term used to describe artists who are on the cutting edge of their craft?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Surrealist artists like Jean Miro practised this style, which involved uncontrolled brush or pencil strokes on canvas or paper. This style is known as...?
Hint

Aberrationism

Arbitrism

Actionism

Automatism

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Question 4 of 10

4. Often found in Roman or Greek houses, its a central open patio around which the house was built. What do we call this heart-like space?

Answer: ('heart' is the hint)

5. Like a 3-D collage, this art form employs non-traditional elements such as metal, wood and cloth to create works of art that are not necessarily representational. What is the term for such a work?
Hint

Abbozzo

Aberration

Arabesque

Assemblage

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Question 6 of 10

6. Buildings like New York's Chrysler employed which style, popular in the 1920s?
Hint

Art Nouveau

Art Fluxus

Arte Povera

Art Deco

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which term was invented to describe the European version of American Abstract Expressionism?
Hint

Art Abstrate

Art Informel

Art Brut

Art Nouvelle

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Question 8 of 10

8. A two-handled ancient Greek vase with a large, oval body and a rather narrow neck is called?

Answer: (One word)

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the term for an egg white, often used for photographic prints in the 19th century?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Another word for an artist's workroom?
Hint

Academy

Armature

Atelier

Arcade

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Just below the entablature on a column you will find the capital, but was is the uppermost portion of the capital called?

Answer: Abacus

A capital of the Greek Doric order consists of the abacus and the echinus.

2. What is the two part, hyphenated term used to describe artists who are on the cutting edge of their craft?

Answer: Avant-garde

Derived from the French, it implies that these artists are on the front lines (vanguard) of the art or literary world, experimenting with new techniques and shocking as many conservatives as possible!

3. Surrealist artists like Jean Miro practised this style, which involved uncontrolled brush or pencil strokes on canvas or paper. This style is known as...?

Answer: Automatism

Automatism or automatic drawing became a popular idea among the surrealists, as they continued to look for ways of stretching their imaginations beyond what would be considered the artistic norm. I often practise automatic quiz question writing...can you tell?

4. Often found in Roman or Greek houses, its a central open patio around which the house was built. What do we call this heart-like space?

Answer: Atrium

In churches, the atrium was found before the nave in early Christian basilicas, and was surrounded by columns. Now it's called the vestibule. The 'heart' comment was a reference to the fact that your heart contains a left and right atrium.

Answer: Assemblage

Artists like Louise Bourgeois create sometimes nightmarish looking assemblages. I would think that Marcel Duchamp's ready-mades could be considered a pre-cursor to this art form.

6. Buildings like New York's Chrysler employed which style, popular in the 1920s?

Answer: Art Deco

The name 'art deco' is derived from the 'Exposition Internationale des Arts D�coratifs et Industriels Modernes' held in paris in 1925. Borrowing some decorative elements of later art nouveau, art deco employs plastic and metal in geometric forms.

7. Which term was invented to describe the European version of American Abstract Expressionism?

Answer: Art Informel

Informel does not mean 'informal', but rather 'without form'...a good word to desribe these abstract works. Fautrier, Riopelle (a Canadian!) and Soulages could fall within this category.

8. A two-handled ancient Greek vase with a large, oval body and a rather narrow neck is called?

Answer: Amphora

The Greeks painted these vessels red and black with lovely, and sometimes lascivious, scenes.

9. What is the term for an egg white, often used for photographic prints in the 19th century?

Answer: Albumen

Photographic negatives were exposed on egg-white coated paper and then toned to that familiar sepia tone that we are used to seeing when we view photos from the 19th century.

10. Another word for an artist's workroom?

Answer: Atelier

The word atelier comes to us from the French word 'astelier' meaning woodpile. Maybe I'll do a 'B' quiz if there's any interest...let me know!

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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